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Colombia seeks to double agricultural land in five years
20-May-2014     Fresh Fruit Portal
The Colombian government has set an ambitious goal to double the country’s agricultural land in half a decade, starting from 2015, to make the most of free trade agreements (FTA) signed with countries around the world, particularly the United States.
De Gucht, NGOs, trade accusations after anti-TTIP protestors 'kettled' by police
19-May-2014     EurActiv
NGOs and trade unions today (19 May) hit back at accusations they were spreading lies on social media about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), as it emerged that Brussels Police used controversial “kettling” techniques and water cannon on protestors outside the European Business Summit.
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - Raw materials and energy (EU negotiating text, Sep 2013)
19-May-2014     Huffington Post
Dated 20 September 2013, leaked by Huffington Post on 19 May 2014. See Wikipedia analysis here.
Leaked energy text exposes trade with European Union endangers action on climate
19-May-2014     Sierra Club
A draft negotiating text of energy provisions in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the European Union was leaked online today, just as the fifth round of negotiations began in Washington, DC.
TPP trade ministers/officials resume talks
19-May-2014     New Straits Times
The ninth ministerial meeting for the Trans Pacific Partnership opened this morning with the fewest participation of trade heads. Only six trade ministers from the 12-member grouping attended the morning session.
A conversation with Uruguay’s extraordinary José Mujica
19-May-2014     COHA
Mujica reported that the Obama administration was not particularly interested in being dragged into the lawsuit Montevideo is currently embroiled in with Philip Morris, a Swiss tobacco company.
Apec trade ministers eye Asia-Pacific FTA
19-May-2014     PDI
The trade ministers of economies belonging to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) discussed over the weekend potential pathways to a wider Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
Pulp friction: Indian mango ban prompts protest in Britain
19-May-2014     AFP
“With a new Indian government expected to put long-stalled EU free trade talks at the top of its agenda, the mango ban could not have come at a worse time as it risks souring discussions before they even get going,” Allie Renison of business lobby group the Institute of Directors wrote in the Daily Telegraph.
France celebrates "European Day of Alternatives" and protest against TTIP decrying EC corruption
19-May-2014     ACE News Service
About 1,500 protesters gathered in Paris, Saturday, to celebrate the European Day of Alternatives and Resistance and protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
TTIP Flashmob Hamburg
19-May-2014     Flickr
TTIP Flashmob in Hamburg bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung der CDU (Fischmarkt, vor der Fischauktionshalle) mit Angela Merkel